Gears of War

Franchise

Collector note

Limited Collector’s Edition shipped in a tin with the Destroyed Beauty art book and a making-of DVD. Platinum Hits / Classics reprints are common.

Facts

• Xbox 360 launch exclusive (PC followed in 2007); remastered later as Ultimate Edition / Reloaded.
• Defined the series’ cover shooting, Active Reload, and the Lancer chainsaw bayonet.
• Cliff Bleszinski / Epic; Unreal Engine 3.
• Campaign co-op as Marcus and Dom (split-screen, System Link, Xbox Live).

Related games

• Gears of War 2 · Xbox 360Sequel
• Gears of War 3 · Xbox 360End of the original trilogy
• Gears of War: Judgment · Xbox 360Prequel spin-off
• Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow · Xbox 360Prequel campaign DLC (set before this game)